The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-07-21
WATERING THE FL0CKS.
DR.. TALMAGE'S SECOND SERMON
AT TIE FAMPTONS.

The worlds Great Want Is "A Cool, Re-
frcshing, Satisfying Draught-The Cos
pei well Deep Enough to ouencI the
Thirst of All.
TIE IIAlrToNs, July l7-The Rev. T.
j. Witt Talmage, D.D., pastor at the
brooklyn Tabernacle, continues to enjoy
the summer in his pleasant place. His
sermon for today was on the text, ''}Fe
C'unct, until all the docks he gathered to-
Gs.her, and till they ron the stone from
the Wells mouth; then we water the
sheep. p.''-Gcncsis xxx, q.
4 scene in Mesopotamia, beautifully
pastoral. A well Of water of great value
in that rcgion. The fields around about
il white with three 6ocl.s of sheep lying
down waiting for the watering. I hear
their blcoting coming on the bright air,
arl the laughter of young men and
l9aidons indulging in rustic repartee. I
laol of and { see other hocI,s Of sheep
coming. Meanwhile Jacob, a stranger,
Un the interesting GRAND of looking for n
wife, comes t0 the well. 4 beautiful
ShcphcrGpss comes to the same well. ]
Sro her approaching, followed by her
fathers Gock OF sheep. 1t was q memo
rable meeting Jacob married that shcp-
lerdcss. The Bible account of it is:
"JacGb kissed Rachel, and lifted up
his voice and wcpt." !" It has always been
n mystery TO me what be found to cry
aboutl But before that scene occurred,
Jacob accosts the shepherds and asks
them why they POSTPONE the shaking of
the thirst of these sheep and why they
did not Immediately proceed to water
dhcm Trio shepherds reply to the effect:
owe are all good ncirhbors and rs a mat
ter Of courtesy We wait until all the sheep
Of the ncighhorhOod como up. Besides
tLGt, this stone on the wells mouth is
somewhat heavy, and several Of us take
ho!d Of it and push it aside, and then the
buckets and the troughs are filed, and
the sheep are satisfied. We cannot, until
all the G0cks ere gathered together, and
till they roll the stone from the wells
mouth; then we water the sheep"
On, this is q thirsty WDrldi Hot for
the head, and blistering for the feet and
parching for the tongue. The worlds
great want is a cool, refreshing, satisfying
draurht We wander around and we
Gnd the cfstern empty. Long and tedi-
Uus drought has dried up the worlds
fountains, but nearly nineteen centuries
AGO q shepherd with crook in the shape of
n cross, and feet cut TO the bleeding, eX
utrcd the desert passages of this world,
and one dav came across q well a thou
sand fee1, Geep, bubbling and bright and
oraIcsceut. and looked to the north, and
tie south. aud the east, and the west, and
cried out with Il voice strong and musical
that rauc through the ages, "Ho, every
,oira tLat t.irstcth come ye TO the waters!
Now q great flock Of sheep today gather
around this Gospel well There are a
great many thirsty souls. I wonder why
Tho fl0cEs of all nations do not gather
why 50 many stay thirsty; and while
Grn wondering about it, my text breaks
forth in the explanation, saying: "Wc
caunut, until all the ilCcks be gathered to-
Calher, and till they roll the stone from
Ito Wells mouth; then we water the
sheep"
n y herd Of swine come to . wen they
.uzrh.r iostlo each other for the prece-
,succ. II 2 drove Cf cattle come to well
they hooi, cash other back from the water
Gr.5 when n hools Of sheep come, though q
hundred cf then shall be disappointed,
t1,cv only express il by s9d bloatinG they
cone toesthar peacefully We want .
tInultiude 10 come around the Gospel
y,cu. ! know there are those who de
ug5 Ike crowd ~ ihcy think crowd
is vulgar. If they are oppressed for room
in church il makes them positively ilupa-
iinDt and selligercut We have bGd pGG-
PIE permanently leave our church because
$50 many other people come TO it. no 50
did these oriental shepherds. They waited
until all the tiucks were gathered and th1
moro uucI5 that came the better they
liked il. And 80 we Ought 70 be anxious
djat all the people should come Go oui
into the highways and the hedges and
compel them 60 come in. Go to the ricf
and tell them iuey are INDECENT without
of - tl
t,ll them the a0IUcncc there is in Christ
60 To the blind and tell them Of the toucl
HAT gives eternal illumination. Go t
4ue Igme and tel them OF the joy tina
viii make the lamo man leap Ike hart
Gather al the sheep OF of all the noun
tsins None so torn OF the dogs, mono 81
sick. none SO worried, none so dying, IS t.
bs omitted Why not gather q grea
lock? All brooklyn in It flock; all Ney
York in u flock; all London i'll lock; al
thcworld ina flock This Gospel wen
deep enough TO put out the burning thlrs
snr thc twelve hundred millions OF the race
DO not let The church, by spirit OF eS
slusiveuess keep the world out I.e
,!oun all the bars, swing open all th
.,q1tas. scatter all the invitations, ''W hose
over will, let him come" Come, whit
and black Come, red men Of the forest
Come, Taplauder, out Of the snow Como
potaroni.fn, out Of the heat Come +
rurs. Come painting under palm leaves
Come one Come all. Come now. A
mt this well oC McsoPotamia Jacob an
Rachel were betrOthed, SO this morning :
slis well of salvation Christ our Shcpher
will meet you coming mp with your Ion
docks of cares and GnNiItieS, and ne WI
stretch out his hand III pledge ct his
fcction, while all heaven Will cry on
H.
out to meet him. y
Won notice that this well Of NesopOt,
mia rEd q stone on it, which must be II
moved before the sheep could be Watere'
and find on the wen Of salvation tCda
ippediments ana obstacles, which mn
h, removed in order that You may obta
tbc refreshmcnt aud life of this g0spt
In your case the cmpediment is PRIDE
heart You cannot bear to come 10
,}grn0cratic a fountain; yOu do not WA
to come with so many others. 1t is
Won like when you are dry. coming to
town punip. rs compared with sltVlnS IN
parlor slipping out of chased ch9h
which has lust been lifted from silv
salver. Not so many publicaps and 81
pers. You want to Get to heaven, but
must be in q special Car, with your ic
ON Il Turkish ottoman and band
music on board the train You do II
want TO he III company with rustic jac
and Rachel, and to be drinking out OF /
fountain where ten thousand sheep ha
been drinking before you. You viii ha
40 remove the obstacle of pride, or nev
find your way TO the we'll You viii ha
40 come aa we came, willing to take t
water Of eternal life in any way, and
any hand and in any kind Of pitcher, q
ING out: ooh, Lord Jesus, ! am dying
thirst. Give me the water Of eternal Ii
whether in trough or goblet; give me I
water of life; care not in what 1t con
rome.n Away with all your Mndran'
uf pride from the wells mouth.
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